ABOUT & WHY US

Why Partner With Us?

ACCESS TO GOVERNRIGHT

THE PROFESSIONAL PARTNER GROUP IS A MASTER LICENCE HOLDER TO THE GOVERNRIGHT© PLATFORM.

Our consultants support you on the journey to Modern Governance and can deploy any of the GovernRight products to help you get there.

A True Professional Relationship - built around outcomes

The Professional Partner is accountable for outcome, not activity.

About us

THE PROFESSIONAL PARTNER GROUP

TPPG is an initiative that brings together the combined experience of over 70 years in the management and governance of owner-managed businesses, SME’s, Not-for-Profits and Professional Service organisations. Our consultants have worked closely with many organisations and have considerable insight into the efficient management and strategic driver of business.

Our Professional Partners accredited to GovernRight are:

Simon Neaverson FAICD

The Founder and Managing Director of CPM, Simon has over 25 years of experience in managing owner-managed businesses. Since the early 1990's, Simon has focused on professional practices both as a senior executive and under his own banner. Simon is a qualified chartered accountant, a recognised expert in law firm management, and lectures on behalf of the Australian Institute of Company Directors in Board performance, business strategy and the oversight of risk. Simon specialises in driving performance in professional service firms and industry associations.

 Judith Gardiner GAICD

Judith has a background in education and governance. She began her career as a secondary teacher and established herself as a curriculum and assessment professional. This led to work in educational management, working on the development and implementation of curriculum programs in school systems. Her career led into the executive and governance levels of educational and not-for-profit agencies as a leader in newly developing religious organisations within the Catholic Church. She holds a Master of Theology, a Master of Educational Studies, a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education and Diplomas in Business Management, Project Management and certificates in Not-for-Profit Governance and Certificate in Teaching. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has served on a school board. She has served also as the Company Secretary for a Catholic Church Public Juridic Person, and has a specialist expertise in governance development workshops for Boards and Councils in schools, parishes and Dioceses.

Charmaine Belfanti GAICD

Charmaine offers more than 20+ years governance experience, acquired through senior leadership roles held in governance, risk, compliance and policy related positions. A strategic thinker, who is both flexible and adaptive, she enjoys challenging the status quo with new and innovative approaches to transforming an organisation and helping embed organisational frameworks and processes that add value and realise a return. Charmaine offers experience in the education, government, private and not-for-profit sectors, gained both here in Australia, and overseas (including Bougainville (PNG), Cambodia, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates.) Charmaine is passionate about helping organisations build better governance practices and applying the practical methodologies that support directors and senior executives meet the challenges of modern governance.Charmaine is a not-for-profit non-executive director and graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and accredited GovernRight Consultant.

Nicholas (Nic) Carr

Nic has more than 20 years’ experience in managing professional service businesses both as an executive (including as Managing Director) and as a non-executive (including as Chair). Nic has a law degree and also has an economics degree and an MBA. Nic lectures on behalf of the Australian Institute of Company Directors on the Role of the Board, Director Duties and Responsibilities as well as Finance, Risk and Strategy. Nic leads the drive to good governance in Sporting Clubs and Associations.

James Watson GAICD

James has spent his 23 year international career in strategic, operational, innovation and business development roles across organisations ranging from large, complex multi-nationals down to SME. These include PROCTER & GAMBLE, RECKITT BENCKISER, PZ CUSSONS and INTEGRIA HEALTHCARE (part of the Todd Group) and running his own strategic and innovation Consultancy, BRAND SOLVER. James has a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons Class 1), an MBA and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.   

Richard Welsh

Is a middle distance runner and our resident sports administration expert. He has spent nearly a decade working for sporting associations such as Athletics Tasmania, Football Federation Tasmania, Tasmanian Olympic Council, Athletics Northern Territory and Athletics Australia. As well as working with TPPG focusing on Sports Governance, Richard owns and runs Epic Events and Marketing.

matt paff GAICD

Matt is the former General Manager of Australian accounting technology company Attaché and has run and grown his own successful management and technology consulting firms.

A noted public speaker, Matt boasts a recognised profile particularly in the area of accounting and governance technology. He holds a bachelors degree in Business, is a qualified agile project manager and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Matt brings a deep experience in running projects on tight timelines with agility, whilst remaining laser-focused on outcome. He brings to the team a unique, highly structured, forward-focused perspective and understands the valuable role technology plays in planning, managing and delivering project outcomes.

Greg Baynie

Greg is a consulting Scholar-Practitioner (academic and practice expert) in corporate governance and leadership. He works predominantly with faith-based incorporated works and their ministries, to integrate their ecclesial, pastoral and canonical objects with their corporate obligations. This involves close partnering with trustees and ministry sponsors, directors and executives.

Greg is a former dual-certificate NSW Registered Nurse (General and Intensive Care Nursing), as well as a former public hospital, aged care, and social services director and executive. He has extensive hands-on experience in the governance of Catholic, faith-based and NFP agencies.

PhD (Cand.), MBA, MTh, Grad. Dip (Canon Law), BA (Educ.), NSW RN (former), Grad. Cert (ICN)